Former world champion Kim Collins has
been dropped from his country's team on the eve of the 100m heats for
spending the night with his wife at a London hotel.
Telling
his Twitter followers that he is
not running in the 100 metres today,
it is believed he has fallen out with the national Olympics committee
from St Kitts & Nevis for an unauthorised trip from the Olympic
site.
St. Kitts and Nevis team spokesman Lester Hanley said that Collins would not run in his heat after breaking team discipline
rules by leaving the athletes village.
He first tweeted the message 'For
those who saw me run in Mexico. That's the last time I represent my
country,' early on Saturday morning, the day the men's 100m competition
began.
'My fans. i won't lie. I won't be running later tonight @LON2012.'
In response to his punishment for seeing his love one, he then tweeted angrily: 'Even men in prison get their wives to visit.'
The
row has understandably angered the runner, who then seemed to suggest
he was retiring from international competition: 'For those who saw me
run in Mexico. That's the last time I represent my country.'
British Olympian and javelin star
Steve Backley responded to the news on his own Twitter feed by saying:
'Kim Collins sent home by St Kitts for visiting his wife and kids at a
hotel outside of Olympic village. That seems a tad harsh!'
36-year-old Collins won a world title in 2003, and was due to appear in his fifth Olympics.
The sprinter carried his country’s flag at the opening
ceremony.
Culled-Dailymail
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